Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Table 1. contd.
Species
Conservation
Status
Location
(Country, State)
No. Samples
(sex)
Year
Hg
(liver)
Cd
(liver)
Cd
(Kidney)
Cu
(liver)
Zn (liver) Reference
SAO
(Brazil)
7
1998-2000
5
0.4
-
-
150
Carvalho et al.
2008
a
1-11
0.2-1
-
-
87-186
Uruguay
n
Hg
=19
n
Cd
=15
2006
7 ± 9
1.9 ± 1.8
-
-
Foglia 2008
a
0.3-29
0-6
-
-
Phocoena
phocoena
Least Concern
NAO
(Canada)
10 (males)
1969
29 ± 35
-
-
-
-
Gaskin et al. 1979
a
16 (females)
1969-1973
72 ± 153
-
-
-
-
NAO
(Canada)
(females)
1969-1971
2-365
-
-
-
-
(males)
2-73
-
-
-
-
NAO
(Canada)
10 (males)
1972-1974
16 ± 15
-
-
-
-
North Sea
(East Scotland)
17 (males)
1974
14 ± 13
0.6 ± 0.5
4 ± 3
29 ± 12
-
Falconer et al. 1983
1-42
nd-4
1-12
11-51
-
6 (females)
24 ± 24
1.0 ± 1.4
11 ± 11
29 ± 11
-
1-64
nd-4
1-30
11-41
-
NAO
(Canada)
21 (males)
1975-1976
66 ± 44
-
-
-
-
Gaskin et al. 1983
a
Baltic Sea
3
1977
-
0.3 ± 0.4
2.0 ± 2.4
33 ± 24
176 ± 36
Harm et al. 1978
a
n
Cd-K
=2
-
0.1-1
0.1-4
16-60
136-200
North Sea
23
-
1-64
-
1-30
-
-
Falconer et al. 1983
Irish sea
(British Island)
36
1988-1991
82 ± 162
0.8 ± 0.5
-
78 ± 99
258 ± 152 Law et al. 1991,
1992
a
2-760
nd-2
-
11-480
80-600
